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Purple Avenger / Ace of Spades HQ:
Obama rewrites WWII history — In one of his more egregious and easily demonstrated lies, made even more so by the day he decided to let it loose on, Obama has rewritten WWII history such that the allies liberated Auschwitz. … Auschwitz of course is in Poland. It was liberated by the Red Army on Jan 27 1945.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama's World War II history — Earlier, the Republican National Committee pounced on Obama's improbable statement that an uncle had served in the unit that liberated Auschwitz. — In fact, campaign spokesman Bill Burton says, his great uncle was a member of the 89th Infantry Division …
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Maria Gavrilovic / CBS News:
Obama Talks of Family's Military Service — From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic: — LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Despite not having served in the military himself, Barack Obama used his Memorial Day remarks to speak about his family's service. “My grandfather marched in Patton's army …
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Fox News:
Obama Campaign Scrambles to Correct the Record on Uncle's War Service — Barack Obama's campaign scrambled Tuesday to set the record straight after the Democratic presidential candidate said on Memorial Day that his uncle helped liberate the Auschwitz death camp at the end of World War II.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Obama: My uncle liberated ... Auschwitz? Update: No mention in 2002 speech; Update: Video added; Update: New video — The meme about Obama's many gaffes is fun and useful as an antidote to the media myth of St. Barack's infallibility on the stump, but I think we've reached the point of diminishing returns …
Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker:
A TEACHABLE MOMENT — Those of us who love Chris Matthews have to rate this near the apex of our Top Ten Matthews Moments list. In the unlikely event you missed it: — This is a highly satisfying nine minutes, and not just because it is a pleasure to see an arrogant right-wing blowhard …
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Isaac Chotiner / The New Republic:
Dangerous Liaison — The pro-Obama case against MSNBC's pro-Obama political coverage. — Two weeks ago, on the night of Barack Obama's big win and narrow loss in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, respectively, I turned my television set to MSNBC, as I normally do on election nights.
Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
Protests Planned for Rules Committee Meeting — The Democratic National Committee is bracing itself for protests outside its Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting on Saturday in Washington, where the fates of the Florida and Michigan primaries could finally be decided.
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CBN.com:
Pro-Family Leaders Raise Red Flag on Charlie Crist VP Talk — The Brody File has been talking with pro-family leaders and activists and they all agree that if John McCain picks Florida Governor Charlie Crist as his running mate, there will be MAJOR dissatisfaction among social conservatives.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Exclusive: McClellan whacks Bush, White House — Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush “veered terribly off course,” was not “open and forthright on Iraq,” and took a “permanent campaign approach” …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
McCain ad features Obama supporter — A reader notices an odd choice, or oversight, in John McCain's latest television spot: The woman at left is wearing an Obama t-shirt. — “Big ideas for serious problems,” the narrator intones as she shakes McCain's hand. — Now that's bipartisanship.
Douglas J. Feith / Wall Street Journal:
How Bush Sold the War — In the fall of 2003, a few months after Saddam Hussein's overthrow, U.S. officials began to despair of finding stockpiles of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. The resulting embarrassment caused a radical shift in administration rhetoric about the war in Iraq.
Lanny Davis / The Huffington Post:
Four Things the Obama Campaign Couldn't Resist Doing To Anger Clinton Supporters — The follow are four things that the Obama campaign couldn't resist doing to anger Clinton supporters, supporters that Sen. Obama needs in the general election if — if — he is the nominee.
Marc Ambinder:
Obama Campaign Banks Superdelegates — In June of 1984, the day after California handed Gary Hart a last-minute victory and New Jersey, thanks to Hart's having insulted the state, voted for Walter Mondale by 15 points, Tad Devine, Mondale's chief superdelegate counter, was ready.
Tom Coburn / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Are in Denial — As congressional Republicans contemplate the prospect of an electoral disaster this November, much is being written about the supposed soul-searching in the Republican Party. A more accurate description of our state is paralysis and denial.
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
JAMES WEBB AND THE KNOWN UNKNOWNS. — I've got an article coming on James Webb on Wednesday, so I don't want to cannibalize my commentary here. Suffice to say, a big frownie face to Kathy G. who wrote up the comprehensive political case against choosing him as vice president a few days before …